Jul 31, 2019
Managing Or Leading - Which One Are You Doing??
Last week I was teaching a leadership programme for new leaders and this key question of what is the difference between leading and managing came up quite a bit. They are not the same thing. Also, most of those so called “leaders” are only managing and not doing...
Jul 24, 2019
Build Your Successor’s Storytelling Skills
We enjoy movies, dramas, novels, plays because they all excel at telling stories. They are not executed as simple chronologies – this happened, then this happened after that and then after, this happened. They have what is a called an arc in writing. It takes us on a...
Jul 17, 2019
Don’t Take Bad Advice From The Buyer
Clients worry about their bottom line, cash flow, brand reputation and their own career. They often move around between countries and companies. We are still here though. When the client requests something that ultimately impacts our brand in a negative way, we are the one who...
Jul 10, 2019
Leading Projects Across Multiple Offices
What a nightmare this is, dealing with different times zones, work styles, understandings, offers, commitments and varying degrees of time consciousness. Big projects bring big headaches with them, especially when the client wants something done in a hurry, across multiple...
Jul 6, 2019
Killing Rumours And Misconceptions
Staffing is a subject that gets a lot of attention from those within and without the organisation. Those outside see staff movements as a bellwether of how the company is travelling. High turnover indicates disruption and uncertainty about the future. Rapid high turnover indicates...